The Veritas Forum at Johns Hopkins University
What Is the Veritas Forum?
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth". The Veritas Forum at Johns Hopkins is a series of lectures and dialogs organized by members of all JHU campuses.
According to the Veritas Forum website: The forum...
...seeks to explore the possibility of truth, beauty and goodness in every aspect of our academic and personal lives. The forum is an opportunity for the entire university community to explore and discuss life's hardest questions together. By asking the pressing questions on campus and answering them with respected university voices, we hope to engage the entire university in fruitful discussion.
Who Has Presented?
- Jon Rittenhouse: "The Body-Soul Issue: Is being human more than just material existence?" (Fall '08)
- Os Guinness (Spring '09):
- "Is God Relevant in the Public Square? Living with our deep differences in a world of exploding pluralism"
- "Is God Relevant in a world buffeted by evil and suffering? Wrestling with the brokenness at the heart of the human experience"
- "Why are you here?: What is the purpose of our university education?" (Spring '10)
- Edward Scheinerman, Vice Dean of Education, Whiting School of Engineering, JHU
- Edward Bouwer, Chair and Abel Wolman Professor, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Engineering, JHU
- Anbrasi Edward, Assistant Scientist, Dept. of International Health, JHU School of Public Health
- Amy Shelton, Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences, JHU
- W. Henry Mosley, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Dr. Ard Louis: "Does Science Make Faith Obsolete? The Observations of One Scientist." (Fall '10)
Who, When, and Where?
The forum schedule is to have a guest speaker once per semester.
The speaker for next semester (Fall '11) is to be determined, but the topic will likely be human sexuality. More details to follow.For more information please visit the Veritas Forum website or contact Gary Belvin (gary.belvin @ gmail.com ).
Updated: 2011.03.07:15:44
